Definition of bound

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  • bound is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • bound is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
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Definition of bound

  • form the boundary of; be contiguous to (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. border
  • bound by contract (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. apprenticed
    2. articled
    3. indentured
  • a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. bounce
    2. leap
    3. leaping
    4. saltation
    5. spring
  • spring back; spring away from an impact (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bounce
    2. rebound
    3. recoil
    4. resile
    5. reverberate
    6. ricochet
    7. spring
    8. take a hop
  • covered or wrapped with a bandage (adjective)

    Examples

    1. an injury bound in fresh gauze

    Synonyms

    1. bandaged
  • the greatest possible degree of something (noun)

    Examples

    1. what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior

    Synonyms

    1. boundary
    2. limit
  • (usually followed by `to') governed by fate (adjective)

    Examples

    1. bound to happen

    Synonyms

    1. destined
  • headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students' (adjective)

    Examples

    1. children bound for school

    Synonyms

    1. destined
  • place limits on (extent or amount or access) (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. confine
    2. limit
    3. restrict
    4. throttle
    5. trammel
  • move forward by leaps and bounds (verb)

    Examples

    1. The horse bounded across the meadow

    Synonyms

    1. jump
    2. leap
    3. spring
  • a line determining the limits of an area (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. boundary
    2. edge
  • the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. boundary
    2. bounds
  • bound by an oath (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a bound official
  • confined by bonds (adjective)

    Examples

    1. bound and gagged hostages
  • confined in the bowels (adjective)

    Examples

    1. he is bound in the belly
  • held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union (adjective)
  • secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form (adjective)

    Examples

    1. bound volumes
    2. leather-bound volumes

See definition of bound in Merriam Webster